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1. (n.) hypocrisy
the false profession of desirable or publicly approved qualities, beliefs, or feelings, esp. a pretense of having virtues, moral principles, or religious beliefs that one does not really possess.
2. hypocrisy
an act or instance of hypocrisy.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME ipocrisie < OF < LL hypocrisis < Gk hypókrisis playacting =hypokr&imacracute;(nesthai) to play a part, explain (hypo-hypo - +kr&imacracute;nein to distinguish, separate) +-sis -sis)
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1. (noun) hypocrisy, lip service
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
2. (noun) hypocrisy
insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
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1. (noun) hypocrisy
behavior that contradicts what sb has said they believe
***the hypocrisy of politicians
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1. (noun) hypocrisy
the act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of virtue or religion; a simulation of goodness
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Sense: the act or state of pretending to be better than one is or to have feelings or beliefs which one does not actually have.
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 Afrikaans: huigelary, skynheiligheid |
 Arabic: رِياء، نِفاق |
 Bulgarian: лицемерие |
 Brazilian: hipocrisia |
 Czech: pokrytectví |
 German: die Heuchelei |
 Danish: hykleri |
 Greek: υποκρισία |
 Spanish: hipocresía |
 Estonian: silmakirjalikkus |
 Farsi: رياكاری |
 Finnish: tekopyhyys |
 French: hypocrisie |
 Hebrew: צְביעוּת |
 Hindi: पाखण्ड, ढोंगी |
 Croatian: licemjerstvo |
 Hungarian: képmutatás |
 Indonesian: kemunafikan |
 Icelandic: hræsni |
 Italian: ipocrisia |
 Japanese: 偽善 |
 Korean: 위선 |
 Lithuanian: veidmainiavimas, veidmain |
 Latvian: liekulība |
 Malay: kepura-puraan |
 Dutch: hypocrisie, huichelarij, |
 Norwegian: hykleri, skinnhellighet |
 Polish: hipokryzja |
 Persian: رياكاری |
 Pashto: ریاکاری |
 Portuguese: hipocrisia |
 Romanian: ipocrizie |
 Russian: лицемерие |
 Slovak: pokrytectvo |
 Slovenian: hinavščina |
 Serbian: licemerstvo |
 Swedish: hyckleri, skenhelighet |
 Thai: ความเจ้าเล่ห์หลอกลวง |
 Turkish: ikiyüzlülük, riyakârlık |
 Taiwanese: 偽善 |
 Ukrainian: лицемірство |
 Urdu: ریاکاری ، مکاری |
 Vietnamese: đạo đức giả |
 Chinese: 伪善 |
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